Opening Hours Contact Us Monday to Friday 12pm - 2pm & 5pm - 10.30pm @thedhabba Saturday & Sunday 0141 553 1249 1pm - 10.30pm www.thedhabba.com ESTABLISHED 2002 GLASGOW, SCOTLAND AVAILABLE EVERYDAY THE NORTH INDIAN INDEPENDENT AT THE DHABBA WE ARE PROUD TO PRESENT ABSOLUTELY AUTHENTIC NORTH INDIAN CUISINE AS IT REALLY IS. THE DELUXE DHABBA The dhabba has its origins in the wayside diners which dotted themselves throughout the highways and roads of Northern India. For many years these largely family-run little restaurants have served hungry travelers with their own menus of closely guarded secret recipes, passed on from generation to generation. In this they are the Indian equivalent of the famed routiers of rural France —little centres of hitherto unknown exquisite food. Over time the reputation of the remarkable cuisine of these dhabbas spread from the roadsides into the cities and beyond. Soon renowned Grand Hotels in India began to adopt the remarkable flavours of the dhabba into their own splendid restaurants, offering superb North Indian dishes in luxurious surroundings. In Glasgow, since 2002, we at The Dhabba, have presented this unique cookery, until then enjoyed only in the deluxe dhabbas of India itself. Pictured: From the cool shade of the portals of a Moghul palace you can glimpse the gardens where exquisite herbs and spices are grown. Starters “The beginning of a fabulous meal should set the tone for the rest of it, just as the end of it Chaat Pakodi should be the flourish of an ample repose; a belief that the world is nearly perfect”. So wrote the author, philosopher and gastronome Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin in 1812, and it In India chaat do not mean mere snacks or hors d’oeuvres. surely applies today. Certainly The Dhabba would agree. So to start: The very concept is almost a way of life, eating in a style which becomes almost compulsive — flavours which encompass sour, sweet, tangy ⓥ [v] [p] [g] [v] [d] crunchy, spicy — and irresistible. Bhel Puri Tawa Macchi Paneer Chatpatta A dish of puffed rice, sev, potato, mango, with Pan-fried fillet of sea bass with subtle hints of The Dhabba’s own homemade paneer cheese a drizzle of tamarind chutney. Touches every carom. Fresh and enlightening. 7.95 skewered with peppers and onions with a point of the palette. 5.95 spicy tomato tang. 4.95 [v] [g] [d] Dahi Papdi Chaat [v] [d] Koliwada Jheenga [v] [g] [d] [n] [s] Spiced chickpeas and potato on crunchy Dahi Bhalla King prawns are given a spicy savoury glazing Subzi Tikdee wafers with a dash of tamarind, mint and Spheres of lentils stacked in well-spiced sweet with a delicate crispy touch. 5.95 A splendid treat of stuffed mushrooms, 4.95 5.95 potato croquettes and a papad wrap. A yogurt. Clean, clear and fulfilling. yogurt. Savoury fresh and tantalising. [g] [e] Gosht Kathi vegetarian splendour. 4.95 [v] [g] [v] [g] Gol Gappa ⓥ Ragada Pattice ⓥ This dish of pulled lamb and diced peppers Enhanced with spicy tangy water — this Potato patties and white peas topped with comes in a wrapped roomali roti. 5.45 crispy puffed bread filled with spiced potato, mint chutney. Light yet filling, with a [d] and chickpeas laced with freshly ground splendid rush to the palate. 5.95 Murg Qualiyan Serves Two cumin, is a splendidly refreshing dish. 4.95 Marinated with tandoori spices and gently [v] [g] [d] [p] cooked in the chargrill, these wings of Shuruvaati Thal [v] [g] [d] Sheetal Kachori [g] [d] [n] [e] [s] Samosa Chaat A meal of savouries, bean sprouts and chicken give the first blast of trumpets which Samosa pieces, chickpeas, crisp salad and pomegranate stuffed in puffed bread, drizzled herald your repose to come. 5.25 A superb display of king prawns, sweet and sour yogurt. Seemingly simple, this with cool yogurt. Named after a celebrated [g] lamb, chicken and vegetarian is wonderfully subtle yet arresting. 5.95 Indian beauty. 6.95 Hariyali Mokal starters which does what starters Chicken finely coated with four kinds of flour, should do — start you off! 12.75 basil and lemon. As tender as the dawn over a distant hill. 5.25 CHOTA PAPAD THE ART OF DUM PUKHT THE TANDOORI OVEN Mini poppadoms with two dips — tomato & mango[g] and coriander & The elegant dishes enjoyed by the Nawabs of Awadh Cooked in the traditional clay oven. A starter to share [d] mint . Served with all à la carte orders. Order more for 2.95. during the 17th and 18th century. PAGE 3 or a main course by itself. PAGE 2 À LA CARTE 2 AVAILABLE EVERYDAY FROM THE TRADITIONAL [d] [n] A huge mixed platter of tandoori Tandoori Sangam monkfish, lamb and chicken. An ideal [v] [d] Serves two Tandoori Oven Subzi Seekh dish. Ideal that is, for greedy people. 29.95 Ideal for veggies. Paneer cheese, cauliflower, potatoes, mushrooms, The tandoor is an oven made in vegetables or meats are healthy and peppers and onions. Ideal for anybody. [d] [n] earthenware pottery and is avoid high cholesterol and fats. It 10.95 Boti Kabab Badami Anari Macchli traditional throughout all also imparts a marvellous wood This durbar of delight is a splendour of [d] Pomegranate and carom helps this civilizations but is still widely smoked flavour of the outdoors. Achari Tikka lamb fillet marinated with almond paste, char-grilled Scottish prime salmon to used throughout Asia, especially Very spicy coated chicken breast, baked yogurt and is mildly spiced. But enough burst with its native glory. 18.95 in India where it has produced More often than not, the various over charcoal for a Sultan, (or a Sultana). for you to order again and again. 13.95 [d] meats are marinated in Indian 13.25 mouth watering roasts for over five [d] Macchi Tikka cookery which means the flavours thousand years. [d] [n] Adraki Pasliyan This is the best Scottish monkfish are sealed into them, ending up with Malai Murg Marinated in pickled ginger and red marinated in aromatics to bring out the Cashew nuts, cream and cardamom make chillies, these charcoal roasted lamb special flavour. It almost bounces off the In India — and certainly The Dhabba a succulence you will remember. this soft succulent chicken dish into a chops have an oriental exoticism which tongue. 21.45 — it has reached perfection. The Dhabba has the luxury of an tandoor dream. 13.25 surprises. 18.95 [d] expert in its chef who knows all Because the tandoor uses as its [d] [d] Zaffrani Nisha When you have fresh jumbo tiger prawns, fuel slow burning wood charcoal, there is to know in this most arcane Tandoori Chooza Tandoori Macchi of cooking methods. A slow roasted poussin in traditional Magnificent black bream from the a saffron marinade, a slight charring, you the results, whether it be bread, marinades makes this chicken dish from Mediterranean is laced with tandoori have a gust of the sea, of the very orient the tandoor a very special treat. 14.95 masalas and grilled whole. 17.95 of Sinbad. 29.95 [v] [d] Masaledar ⓥ [v] Palakdar This blend of onions, tomatoes and A wonderful panoply of herbs and fresh Sauce on chillies is quite hot but refreshing at the spinach leaves. Popeye would go from the side same time. 4.25 strength to strength on this. 4.25 [v] [d] [n] Salan ⓥ [v] Maskawala Recommended when An aromatic medium sauce with herbs, A very rich but mild sauce of tomatoes, ordered as a main. khus khus and melon seeds. Fresh and cashew nut and cream. Great with any flavoursome. 4.25 dish. 4.25 Vegetables Chicken Lamb Seafood All throughout India there are some In North Indian cuisine poultry was bred to There are areas of world cookery in which Nisha Lababdar [d] [n] magnificent dishes for many who practice feed the massive armies from history. In the the herding of sheep is unknown. But in Fresh jumbo tiger prawns, creamy, cashew nuts, vegetarianism. Here are some of them: following dishes you will discover the past, India, especially in the North, lamb has been velvety. 22.95 from Samarkand to Macedonia, yet with a cultivated as a meat acceptable to all. It is a ⓥ [v] Subzi Tak-a-Tak touch of the domestic hearth. meat treated with enormous respect by the Ajwaini Macchli India itself comes to your table with this medley great chefs of this amazing world cuisine. Pan-fried monkfish, a beautiful flavour of carom of sautéed Indian vegetables —round melon, Dhabba Khas and onion. 19.95 [d] bitter gourd, cauliflower, aubergines and okra. A Traditional dish with onion, tomatoes, ginger and Laal Maas costume drama of a meal. 11.95 [m] garlic. 13.95 Fiery dish with caramelised onions, red chillies, Sarsori Macchi ⓥ [v] laced with yogurt. For the most ferocious Bengal Grilled Scottish salmon in a red pepper and Aloo Gobi Murg Kadai Lancer. 14.95 mustard seed sauce. 19.95 A traditional tumble of potatoes and cauliflower Every Dhabba throughout India, has this and garden peas. This is a dish common chicken tossed with mixed peppers and onions. Diwani Handi throughout the world but with a spicy Indian Rasedar Macchli Comfortably succulent. 13.95 Lamb on the bone, with aromatics & spices. Slow Sea bass fillet with khus khus and melon seeds. take. An Indian bubble squeak. 10.95 and fulfilling. 14.95 [d] Gently sauced and very refreshing. 19.95 [v] [d] Methi Murg Daal Makhani Herby with fresh fenugreek and cream. Rather Bhuna Gosht A very rich and buttery concoction of black Baowli Jheenga rich.